We must make a deal now with the aboriginal people that will forever solve this situation, that is with us since Canada was formed. We cannot go on like this. It makes no sense for anybody. The problem is with our Canadian Federal Politicians who do not want to raise taxes in the short Continue Reading

My first personal encounter with aboriginal people came when we opened a drug store in Sudbury in the 1960’s. I was used to getting requests for rubbing alcohol from the poor in Toronto. It was a cheap way to get drunk after the liquid was distilled. In Sudbury the request usually came from natives. I Continue Reading

The last few governments in Canada have approached the problem of the First Nations (Aboriginals) in the same way with the same result. FAILURE. Allan Rock, a Liberal stated that the aboriginals represent 2% of the population but 10.6% of persons in prison. Last year when Jody Wilson-Raybould again with the Liberals in power, the Continue Reading

There are always contradictions in human relationships. What you look forward to sometimes brings unexpected results. In this particular case, I am referring to a First Nation reserve in the middle of Alberta`s oil sands region. The area is called “Beverley Hills”, a take-off I am sure of Hollywood in California, and in Alberta is Continue Reading

Phil Fontaine, the grand chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), fired a broadside over the ship of state of Canada when he stated that there might be trouble with the First Nations tribes in Vancouver-Whistler. This happened after acknowledging that the AFN had signed a memorandum of understanding offering the help of the Continue Reading

About Me

I was born in Toronto in 1931 to a wonderful mother who divorced shortly before my birth. I owe a great deal of my success to her. I am Jewish but not at all religious, yet my culture plays an important part of my personality. I attended Harbord Collegiate and U. of T. Faculty of Pharmacy.